Journalists from broadcast, cable, print, and online sources turn to Bedrosian faculty and student researchers for their expertise, as resources to inform complex policy issues. Here are links to some of the pieces in which our faculty are quoted.
Spectrum News 1 featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on his observations following the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. “Protestors saw police stand by and stand back in a way that is unimaginable for black protesters. It was like a natural experiment where we control for one variable-rowdiness, Read more…
KNX 1070 AM interviewed Christian Grose of the USC Dornsife College on President Trump’s likely legacy among historians. “Mr. Trump can improve his legacy and image after enough time away from the White House.” Christian Grose Tweet KNX 1070 AM
Fox News Los Angeles affiliate KTTV-TV featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the presidential impeachment process. “An impeachment is an indictment. Then there’s a trial in the Senate; if they conclude that he [Trump] engaged in these high crimes and misdemeanors, they will just affirm the articles Read more…
Bedrosian affiliate Anthony W. Orlando co-authored a report on the projected homelessness (in the hundreds of thousands) related to the pandemic recession, nearly twice the amount caused by the 2008 recession. This Economic Roundtable report was referenced in an article published by Los Angeles Times. Access report here “Government should Read more…
CNBC featured Erroll Southers of the USC Price School on the actions of law enforcement during the assault on the U.S. Capitol. “I think back to 1995. Do we have to have buildings come down as they did in Oklahoma City for us to get the message? Yesterday, thank god, Read more…
NBC News Los Angeles affiliate KNBC-TV featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the impetus for the violent confrontation at the Capitol. “It seemed to be the natural consequence of living in our own information silos. Our own hermetically sealed little worlds,” he said. He was also featured Read more…
KPCC-FM interviewed Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro of the USC Dornsife College on the political fallout of the violence at the U.S. Capitol. This is more than 1st Amendment speech. We are seeing the splits in the GOP. There is the persistent minority that wants to continue this but not for President Read more…
NBC News Los Angeles affiliate KNBC-TV (live interview) featured Erroll Southers of the USC Price School on the ease with which the U.S. Capitol was overtaken. “I am shocked and disappointed that one of the most secure facilities in our country was easily breached, with members of Congress and the Read more…
CW News Los Angeles affiliate KTLA-TV featured Christian Grose of the USC Dornsife College on the delayed hearing in the U.S. Senate to consider objections to state electoral votes. xHe was also interviewed on KNX 1070 AM on what the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was meant to accomplish. “I’m seeing Read more…
NBC News Los Angeles affiliate KNBC-TV featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol. He was also featured on Fox News Los Angeles affiliate KTTV-TV on what comes next in Washington, D.C. “It’s a moment of reckoning for us as a nation. We Read more…
Los Angeles Times featured an op-ed by Lisa Schweitzer of the USC Price School on whether COVID-19 relief payments should go to everyone or those most in need. “Universal COVID relief would offer us a chance to see ourselves, albeit in a small way, as one united nation again — Read more…
NBC News Los Angeles affiliate KNBC-TV featured Ange-Marie Hancock-Alfaro of the USC Dornsife College on the future of California politics, including a potential recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom. “If you have another prominent politician who could step in and be more popular, that could change the dynamic,” she said. “Democracy has Read more…
Marlon Boarnet was quoted in a piece on why mass transit system decisions will have long-lasting effects years after this pandemic ends. TIME “If we cut back weekend service, if we cut back evening service, you are severely impacting job opportunities, opportunities to practice recreation, shop, and anything you would travel Read more…
The Washington Post featured research co-written by Christian Grose of the USC Dornsife College on how lawmakers with stock holdings vote in ways that benefit their portfolios. He was also highlighted in Politico. “….members of Congress who own stock tend to vote in ways that benefit their portfolios and that Read more…
Pamela Clouser McCann to be guest speaker at the launch of the STARs* Research Community, December 17th at 11 a.m. (Pacific), 2 p.m. (Eastern). Hindsight is 2020, Insight is 2021 Co-hosted by Opportunity@Work and Cognizant U.S. Foundation, select researchers will share their striking insights and important implications from the multi-disciplinary STARs Read more…
Richard Green and Anthony W. Orlando contributed to an op-ed on why it would be unwise to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Featured on MarketWatch. They wrote: A privatized Fannie and Freddie will not resist the excesses of booms, and they will not withstand the temptation to abandon the mortgage Read more…
Christian Grose was interviewed by USC News for a piece on the success of his fall class on fixing American democracy. “My goal in this class is to create the next generation’s new batch of scholars and leaders in the political reform and political science communities. As the semester progressed, I Read more…
The Hill quoted Erroll Southers of the USC Price School on the long-term damage being caused by President Trump’s post-election behavior. The threats to public officials in those states [Georgia & Michigan] are “alarming” and added that it was “even more troubling that these threats, and the groups that are Read more…
Research by Jeffery Jenkins (Partisanship and Contested Election Cases in the House of Representatives, 1789-2002, and The Deinstitutionalization (?) of the House of Representatives: Reflections on Nelson Polsby’s “The Institutionalization of the U.S. House of Representatives” at Fifty) cited in article published in Press-Citizen. Read the full article
Spectrum News 1 featured Christian Grose of the USC Dornsife College on the two remaining uncalled congressional races in California. “This is a Democratic dominant state, but these are pockets of hope for Republicans to run different kinds of candidates.” Full article here
USA Today featured an op-ed by Erroll Southers of the USC Price School on what Americans need to do to eliminate the terrorist threat of white supremacy. “The cooperation and sense of urgency we need to bring stakeholders together in a concerted effort to fight this threat will come from Read more…
KNX 1070 AM featured Richard Green of the USC Lusk Center in a live interview on how to help pay off all the unpaid rent in California. “You get rental assistance in the hand of renters, they pay their landlords and then the landlords then pay their lenders.” Full website Read more…
HuffPost featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on the Los Angeles County district attorney election. “I don’t think it’s hyperbole to say that the second most important race in this country was the race for L.A. DA. This is the linchpin for mass incarceration.” Full article here
Fox News Los Angeles affiliate KTTV-TV featured Jody Armour of the USC Gould School on legal challenges to the 2020 presidential election results. “This is standard operating procedure in a lot of ways: recounts and lawsuits after elections. But the stakes seem extra high this time around; the urgency seems Read more…
Spectrum News 1 interviewed Jody Armour on criminal justice reform in L.A. “This election in L.A. County put L.A. County at the very vanguard of criminal justice reform nationwide”